August will be the final month for players to make last-ditch efforts to promote themselves up the depth chart.

Fall practice will also temporarily write the ending to the quarterback controversy. In the spring game, Case McCoy threw two interceptions while frequently putting the ball in the air. David Ash only had six opportunities, but reportedly looked more poised.

Sept. 1: Opening Game vs Wyoming

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Opening-day kickoff. Tailgaters introduce the air to barbecue fumes, generations of fans flood into the stadium and gridiron memories of the past flash forth as the ball is booted sky-high, breaking the burnt-orange silhouette of the stadium.

This is where practice pays dividends.

The Wyoming Cowboys will attempt to elude the wrath of a talented Texas team, but will likely succumb to it instead.

Texas' passing game will headline fans' curiosities, as David Ash will attempt to widen the distance between he and elder counterpart Case McCoy.

The backfield accounts for potentially the best trio of tailbacks in the country. Sophomores Malcolm Brown (not to be confused with aforementioned Malcom Brown) and Joe Bergeron will accompany freshman phenom Johnathan Gray.

Brown and Gray will assuredly leave defenses black and blue. Both were the nation's top recruit at running back in their respective classes.

Malcolm Brown's a bruising bulldozer that will top the list of would-be tacklers' regrets in their football career.

Johnathan Gray's shoes could be cited for arson. He burns defenders with ease, has superb vision and offers a threatening aerial option coming out of the backfield. The kid averaged 11.2 YPC and scored 65 touchdowns as a senior in high school.

Texas may not have a certified gunslinger, but this is one shootout that the Cowboys won't win.

Although Oklahoma will likely crack the top five (top 10 at worst) in preseason rankings, numbers fly out of the window in this matchup. If the Sooners hope to leave with heads held high, Oklahoma will have to plug every hole and stop Texas' vaunted rushing attack.

The Red River Rivalry always has BCS implications attached, and expect this year's installment to be no less.

Many of the aforementioned dates would be irrelevant in other parts of the country, but everything's bigger in Texas—especially football.